Been A Long Week...

Haven't blogged for almost a week -- between work, considering new work options (got a couple of interviews next week to explore some new possibilties), illness and a major wireless router breakdown requiring the crack help of the Geek Squad (they don't actually roll like the Mod Squad, which was disappointing), I haven't had much time or accessiblility to the Century of Futility.

First, work. Week started with a bang -- new contracts, a new project with a colleague, and plenty of closings over the next three weeks, and ended with a whimper -- likely lost one contract because the appraisal came back way too low, and lost my condo deal, which will entail a future hit. Not too pleased with the way the day went as I write this.

Second, new work. Interviewing with a headhunter on Monday, and for a position with a firm in Wheaton. Interested in seeing what's out there.

Third, illness. My little man caught a cold Tuesday and was up all night with breathing problems and a fever -- he'd cough, cough, cough and wake himself up -- he couldn't have gotten more than two hours of sleep all night. He went to the doctor Wednesday, and has bounced back nicely, but the hardest thing for me as a parent is when I'm powerless to help (like when Sammo can't breathe), particularly because my kids are still young enough to think Mom and Dad can fix anything. Then, on Thursday, my wife calls me. From the hospital. Seems she had a bad dizzy spell at work that she thought may have been an allergic reaction. She's fine, thankfully, but again, there's the powerless problem.

Fourth, Geek Squad. While Sammo was getting sick, so was our computer system. The wireless router somehow got unconfigured (deconfigured, discombobulated?) completely shutting down the home office. Which happens to be THE OFFICE. Thankfully, Geek Squad rolled to the rescue for a total of $129.00

That's the week in a nutshell. Stay tuned for next week's episode, same Bat-time, same Bat-channel.